US Patent Issued to Joseph Noblett on June 10 for "Tree stand" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,535, issued on June 10, was assigned to Joseph Noblett (Preston, Great Britain).

"Tree stand" was invented by Joseph Noblett (Preston, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tree stand includes a projection comprising a plurality of ribs for insertion into the cut end of a tree trunk to thereby engage and support the tree, wherein the projection is upwardly-orientated, and the ribs are upwardly-orientated. A method of securing a cut tree within a tree stand includes providing the tree stand using mechanical force to insert the projection of the tree stand into the cut end of the tree."

The patent was filed on June 23, 2020, ...